Get Away If You Can

The 1 star rating is because I couldn't see any half stars, or 'zero' an option. So the 1 star goes to the brooding presence of Ed Harris and his character spewing off his hatred for women. Yet he's only onscreen for maybe 10 mins max?

The rest is abominable drivel. An utterly hopeless effort at some kind of allegory, suggesting this dim, annoying couple are starting the human race all over again a la Adam & Eve, on an uninhabited island. That kind of idea that might work on paper, in book form, or dealt with by talented screenwriters and filmmakers.

As it is, with it's Teenager, lame dialogue, it was no more than an excuse for the lead actress to get her kit off and show the world her breasts. And I don't say that lightly: the nude scenes were utterly gratuitous, same for the totally unbelievable and unnecessary sex scenes. The final one on the beach is downright comical in it's effort to be hard drama, thought-provoking and serious.

Again, this was all about HER getting her clothes off on camera to show the world her breasts. Absolutely dire nonsense which should never have been funded.

There will no doubt be a lot of disappointed reviews of this film given it heavily markets itself as a film with Ed Harris as the star when, in fact, he has about four minutes of screen time here.

That aside what you have is an interesting idea for a film which, in the end, doesn't quite live up to its script.

Edited out of sequence, to presumably try to interject some interest or drama, it becomes a slightly confused film. For a film that has principally two leads its important they they both be competing characters. The lead actor, also the writer and director, is the main focus of the film and perhaps should have remained behind the camera as the performance given is at times uneven and not very convincing.

The film is quite well shot, though occasionally lighting changes from camera angle to camera angle, enhancing the confusion over the editing and timeline.

Clearly a film made on a limited budget and with a simple but interesting idea at its heart which it sort of fails to explore in any satisfactory way.

The title was quite a clever double meaning though combined with the 'horror movie' style poster perhaps this also is more misleading than helpful.

He had it all.. Excellent locations , good actors.. a good premise to story that most of us can relate to. And then he waste it all , almost intentionally.

What a waste of potential.

This movie has a lot of things going for it. Ed Harris is of course phenomenal, but the rest of the actors do a great job keeping pace with his skill level. The soundtrack is beautiful. The script, while minimal, really plays with genre and sense of reality in a very bold way. I read an Ebert's review that all of the boat scenes were done on an actual boat, showcasing some serious skill and discipline from the crew. Even the end credits are beautiful, sparkling hand-drawn portraits.

The film does seem to bite off more than it can chew with such a collection of talent; there are jarring tonal issues between different moments in the film, as the different artists are highlighted at different times. I suggest watching the movie as though trying to experience a series of vignettes, rather than as a cohesive melodrama. This also does much to enhance the reality-bending themes that the film tries to evoke.

As another review stated, don't be fooled by the msrketing, this is not a horror film. It is a relatiinship story that explores man's place in society and the world as we know it and it's effects on us.

At first, very slow. And I did begin to wonder why Ed Harris was even in the movie. It was so slow, I almost stopped watching 3/4 the way through.

However, the "surprise" ending brought all of the pieces together for me, and then I realized I had seen a good movie.

I then thought about the "slow" beginning and realized it was designed to help the viewer actually feel the "climate" of the situation, instead of relying on dialogue to do all the work. For me, it begs to ask the viewer, "would you be brave enough to face an uncertain future in order to utilize and fulfill, fully, your basic purpose and instincts?

Some of the acting was rough around the edges, giving the movie an "Indie" feel, but I think the story is well told and worth the effort.